The HEL MD during a recent test at the Eglin Air Force base in Floriday The United States Army is working with Boeing's defense and security division on a new directed-energy weapon controlled in part by an Xbox gamepad. The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) is essentially a photon cannon attached to a big truck. One person drives, and the other uses a laptop and Xbox 360 controller to lock onto the target and take it out. "We want to be able to run it [using a] single guy, from a s...
The US Army Has a New Laser Cannon, And It Works With an Xbox Controller
Game Spot - 8 Sep 2014 21:41
The HEL MD during a recent test at the Eglin Air Force base in Floriday The United States Army is working with Boeing's defense and security division on a new directed-energy weapon controlled in part by an Xbox gamepad. The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) is essentially a photon cannon attached to a big truck. One person drives, and the other uses a laptop and Xbox 360 controller to lock onto the target and take it out. "We want to be able to run it [using a] single guy, from a s...
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